CVV2 is intended to insure that the owner of the card is physically in posession of the card.
Moreover, anyone maintaining a database with CC #'s (web sites, banks, etc.) cannot store CVV2 codes in their databases beyond the life of a given transaction. Literally seconds. This is how it helps, because anyone that gains unauthorized access to a database with CC's is not going to be able to use those cards at any merchant that requires a CVV2 (95% of any phone or web based business).
I've had the Midas touch. A very good brew indeed, although it is a bit different than a traditional beer.
Also of note is the fact that the Midas Touch is nothing close to the grog described by the article's submitter. A cocktail is made from seperate -- but already brewed / fermented -- drinks. The Midas Touch Dogfih sells simply adds muscat grapes and honey to a beer that is fermented with saffron as opposed to the traditional addition of hops.
I'm quite sure the grog described in the article is of a much different breed and I am also quite sure that most folks would cringe at the grog mixture described. Most folks can't handle anything beyond your traditional American macrobrews, let alone a strong ale mixed with wine and other various ingredients.
I'll second the reccomendation for an Epson scanner. Having purchased two of them for a team of catalog designers, I can tell you they are very reliable and produce a good quality scan. Compatibility with both Mac and Windows platforms has not been an issue, although I haven't had the luxury of trying them with a Linux box. In my experience, the 2400u and 1200u have been great products, but I'm sure by now the quality has only improved.
As the parent mentioned, TWAIN is of utmost importance if you want the scanner to work with most third party software.
#1: Most folks don't know enough about technology for those methods the become prevelant. In fact, I'm willing to bet 90% of Apple's iTunes customers don't even know what DRM is until it screws them.
#2: Buying a CD makes the entire on-line presence of Apple completely pointless.
As you said, If I don't like Apple's DRM bulls**t, I won't use their services. This is exactly what I think others will begin to do. Hence, Apple is isolating themselves. IMHO, of course.
It would seem to me that apple is trying to make technology that will only play music which is geared for it's device. The only thing that's new here is the fact that the music is being distributed in a digital format with a DRM.
It would appear to me that while Apple is ahead of the game right now, in the long run they are going to isolate themselves from the market in the same manner Microsoft did with WMA files and the likes. I just don't understand why everyone rally's behind Apple with their iPod and the fact that people are forced to use iTune's. I like Apple's product line, but it will be a cold day in hell before I buy an iPod.
I used to manage a distribution warehouse, so I was lucky enough to visit the local UPS operation here in town. Each day, we fill a feeder truck with anywhere from 300-500 packages on average. These feeder trucks are then picked up every day and driven back to our local UPS facility. Once the feeder arrives at UPS, the entire trailer is tipped at about a 30 angle and all of the packages on top literally come tumbling out of the truck onto a sort station at the docks.
It is not a delicate process at all. And when a couple hundred of your packages all start toppling over each other, it is very scary indeed. I'd rather them play football with the packages.
I found the article to be a bit juvenile. The sort of article that is easily overlooked due to it's abrasiveness. It's a shame that something like this didn't make it into a more popular publication:
And you live where? I'm guessing some midwestern suburbanite nightmare.
Seriously. I don't neccesarily favor rap, but I think I'd be worried if some chick didn't cruise past me doing 50 in a 25 thumping the latest hip-hop tracks to hit the shelves. I'd be REALLY freaked. Like, invasion of the body snatchers freaked.
I don't think you over-dramatized at all. I think you over-simplified.
The fact is, just as everyone keeps stating, you can't surround a kid in a media world of violence without proper parenting and expect them to develop a sane attitude towards others. So many parents just don't deal with difficult issues until it's too late. Including violence, death, drugs, sex and anything thing else you wanna tack on the list. Add to that the fact that we have a twisted view on morals as an American society as it is. Think about this whole issue surrounding GTA. The game wasn't raising a stink until there was some sex involved. No problem with mowing people down with your weapon of choice, just don't tell little Johnny about his trouser snake until he's 18. We, as Americans, haven't figured morals out properly ourselves and then we start pointing the finger when children are confused too.
My dog figured out that chasing her tail was stupid a long time ago.
I recall a recent commercial for the military promoting the fact that you can use REAL rockets in the military as opposed to studying theoretical stuff in college. Don't know about you, but that sort of promotion is playing right off the heals of the weaponry available in the military. Never heard of a weapon used for anything other than utter destruction of life and everything around it.
In fact, I've been approached by recruiters that have asked me if I've ever fired a gun. They tell you about all the cool weapons you can use in the military and they glorify their hand-to-hand combat skills. The recruiters may not be out in the mainstream doing this type of thing, but they are representing a government organization. Go figure.
You make several good points, but I would like to point out a something that you have a bit backwards.
You've got the whole, diet vs. excercise thing mixed up. It's better to have a good diet with minimal exercise. People don't realize it, but having a good diet can prevent most disease's in existance today. Dieting habits are key and anyone that works out on a regular basis will tell you the same thing. All the exercise in the world won't help if you're not eating properly.
Something most American's can't seem to understand: Water is essential to a healthy lifestyle. I can't even begin to figure in my head the number of people I watch go through their daily lives and they rarely drink a single glass of water in a day. Just about every soft drink out their will cause dehydration. A simple switch to water as a primary means of quenching your thirst works wonders. The soft drink industry has America so hooked it's not even funny. They drink a coke to quench their thirst and the next thing you know, they're still thirsty (sometimes even thirstier!). Better grab another coke!
Leaving the law to the lawyers, to me there are valid questions about such a thing as the internet archive. Do I want the crappy first try web pages I wrote popping back up ten or twelve -- or twenty for that matter -- years later to be viewed out of context?
Well, if you don't think it's ready for public consumption, then don't make it available publicly until you feel comfortable with the content. Look at all the embarassing snippets you see of old TV stars on channels like VH1. If you put yourself in a public forum, don't expect people to magically forget your early attempts in the public arena.
Isn't it a bit like having your old yearbook pictures published from highschool? Sure, they were out there, but are they either relevant or helpful -- and do you have the [moral] right to control their distributi
Most yearbooks are available to the public. I can visit my highschool anyday and look at previous copies of my yearbook. Our local library even houses copies of yearbooks from the local schools. Not to mention, they have a copier in the school and library which is accessible for a small fee.
What about company information, product offerings, and political views? Old jokes? Times change, styles change. Politics change.
Ugh. Talk about censorship. How would you even enforce this? Many products made in the past now seem controversial in today's society. Take a look here:
Now how would we ever stop someone from saving that box for historical value? Perhaps we could go on a hunt for any old Aunt Jemima advertisements and burn them all!
Don't know about you, but I would sleep much easier at night knowing I was the original source of a pirated program vs. murdering someone.
It's a tad bit extreme to compare pirating software with murder. Very few people want (or are willing) to commit murder as compared to the *millions* of people that would be just fine with a pirated copy of the latest CD/Game/Software to hit the shelves. If we're comparing pirated material to murders, I would suspect we have an epedmic of mass murdering nerds hiding in their basements late at night. I for one have slain quite a few CD's in my time.
On the contrary, the Internet consists of a huge number of networks that are connected to each other.
And all of these networks being inter-connected are reffered to as the Internet. Hence the word "Inter" being used to title this network.
These networks were financed by, and belong to, the cable company, various other companies, the city of Stockholm, the University of Stockholm, our Technical High School, and so on.
And I'm sure they've done a fine job.
The fact that our networks are connected to your networks doesn't mean that you built our networks or that they belong to you.
The fact that your country, as well as many others, have chosen to use a system setup and owned by the United States is what is at stake here. If Sweden wants to begin deploying large scale top level DNS servers and offer those domains for sale, by all means, feel free. Good Luck.
Believe me, I realize I sound like an ass. I'm just trying to illustrate a point. Not everyone shares. The U.S., in particular, is very bad at working with other nations in this respect. Doesn't mean we don't have the right to be asses about it. I have the right to call myself Kind Dick Quad of My Front Yard if I so please. I could even construct a large toilet-esque throne on the front porch and declare all insects on my lawn as my minions. Then I'd be an outrageous ass. An outrageous ass with rights, no doubt.
The U.S. just happens to own the means by which all of these networks communicate. Any other country could've done the same (theoretically, anyhow).
Not quite sure I agree with you on this one. Your logic is a bit flawed. There is currently only one network formally referred to as "the internet." Can you say the same about gas engines? No. You are comparing the abstract to the concrete and making very little correlation in between.
If the German's had invented one gas engine to power the world, then we would be at the mercy of the German's as their customers, so to speak.
In reality, these other countries could easily drop "the internet" and form their own large scale network capable of international communication. Nobody is stopping them.
I guess what I am saying is this: If I build something, it's mine, mine, mine... damnit. Go build your own if you want one too. There is no rule saying I HAVE to share my creation. I could've locked it in my basement if I liked.
Performance issue? If you are going to measure performance, it would be tough to gauage performance based on stats gathered from only one person. This guys beef had to do with the fact that nobody else was being monitored. It's a bit of an issue when equal level employees aren't being monitored in the same fashion.
You're embarassing yourself. Just because the guy uses a big ugly black box doesn't mean it's hardware RAID. RTFA:
We will also be covering a method that uses software RAID, and a USB based interface. Then you can paint it to look like a big iPod and make your friends all jealous.
Why should we be censoring pornography? Is it really all that damaging to a child?
Personally, I'd rather my kid learn at an early age and instill proper values in them so that they learn to make the right decisions, on their own, when faced problems. You can't censor your children forever. Sooner or later they are going to figure things out on their own. If you haven't instilled proper values in your child to begin with, they aren't going to make the right decisions no matter what you shelter them from.
Other countries have had more laxed laws concerning porn and it's place in the media. Those countries pale in comparison to the US when it comes to crime and the likes.
Personally, I think sheltering children from life at an early age is more damaging. Then, when they grow up and get out in the real world where real things happen, they don't really adjust all that well.
While I agree with your last comment regarding the lack of inspiration being given to the students, I can't help but notice the excuse you make for the majority of them in your first comment.
If a student is putting their homework off until late at night, they are missing the big picture and will most likely do the same when they hit the real world. In that case, I wouldn't say give them less homework. I'd say that person has alot to learn about the importance of prioritization and a personal reward system for accomplishing the correct tasks at the correct time throughout the day.
I've eaten LSD... Hundreds of times. At no point in time was I ever compelled to cut my face off with a razor or anything remotely close to that scenario. I've known well over 300 hundred people that have eaten the drug and never done anything similar. Moreover, I've known people that have sold the stuff and never once have they ever heard of such things like that.
I've seen people arrested for digging through dumpsters while seriously fucked up on LSD and repeating phrases like, "I'm the captain. The captains gotta have his ship."
I've seen people swearing they would never eat LSD again because it turned them green.
I've seen people ride bicycles through 7-11, rip open packs of Starburst and throw them piece by piece all over the store. Again, the police were involved in that one.
I've watched people snort ENTIRE bottles of ketamine not realizing exactly how large the line was (due to the LSD) until afterwards and still function an hour later with no ill effects.
I've known quite a few kids that never saw the age of 18 because of alcohol related accidents. Not saying LSD would help when you're driving, but most folks are afraid to drive on LSD. Most people I know would absolutely have a fscking cow if you try and take their keys when they're drunk. Not to mention the violence that may occur when you try taking the keys.
I've watched quite a few people let alcohol go to their heads only for it to result in physical violence. Both to themselves and others. I've a dead friend who got drunk and slit his wrists. I wouldn't blame it on the alcohol though. I would say he used the alcohol as an aid, not as a means. I would say that he was totally fscked in the head to begin with. But I wouldn't say it was because of alcohol.
Point being, I've seen alot of people do both, but I've never seen a funeral procession for a 16 year-old kid hold traffic up outside of my house for hours on end because of LSD.
Is it just me, or does this seem a little elementary? FTA:
"I send program to your email," the hacker wrote.
And only demanding $200.00 from a business? Sounds like one of the following must be true:
a) person is stupid enough to demand only $200.00 for a crime most likely punishable as extortion.
b) person is testing the effectiveness of their program.
c) person is too short sighted to think of either a or b.
Far too much energy worrying about what others are doing? Hrmmm... Perhaps people get involved because it has a direct effect on them? Some people, believe it or not, live in neighborhoods that hold good property value and don't wish their neighbors to spoil that.
I live in a neighborhood of rowhomes/townhomes (whatever you want to call them). The parking is rather, well... there isn't any on some days. You have to walk a couple blocks (5 minutes) to your house after parking. Some wise ass decided to spray paint the following in the middle of the street:
"Please park extra cars at the end of the street."
When the entire neighborhood was up in arms bitching at this guy and trying to get him fined, he just couldn't understand why. It's really quite simple. People put alot of money into their homes and they don't want people fscking with their property value.
Albeit this isn't really comparable, since the person in the article didn't mess with the public roadway, he nonetheless is ruining the neighborhood.
MSN needs to seamlessly integrate search capabilities within their "Earth" service if they want to compete with Google. 45 degree angles will be, no doubt, very cool and neat to tinker around with. It just won't be truly useful until you can pop in a search term like "Pubs in Baltimore" and come back with locations all over the place.
Moreover, MSN has always had a bloated look and feel. Microsoft will no doubt add the same shiny graphics to it's map service and hinder it's speed. Probably say it's geared towards the internet of tomorrow, when we all have 6 GHz PC's with 4 GB of memory and 10 Mbit internet connections.
OK, that last comment was a bit of a troll, but I just can't seem to think they are going to do anything more impressive than take someone else's ideas and try to make it "MSN shiny." Unless they can compete with the ease of functionality provied by Google's beta service, then they'll fail. Microsoft is a bit late to the party on this one and they have big shoes to fill.
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CVV2 is intended to insure that the owner of the card is physically in posession of the card.
Moreover, anyone maintaining a database with CC #'s (web sites, banks, etc.) cannot store CVV2 codes in their databases beyond the life of a given transaction. Literally seconds. This is how it helps, because anyone that gains unauthorized access to a database with CC's is not going to be able to use those cards at any merchant that requires a CVV2 (95% of any phone or web based business).
I've had the Midas touch. A very good brew indeed, although it is a bit different than a traditional beer.
Also of note is the fact that the Midas Touch is nothing close to the grog described by the article's submitter. A cocktail is made from seperate -- but already brewed / fermented -- drinks. The Midas Touch Dogfih sells simply adds muscat grapes and honey to a beer that is fermented with saffron as opposed to the traditional addition of hops.
I'm quite sure the grog described in the article is of a much different breed and I am also quite sure that most folks would cringe at the grog mixture described. Most folks can't handle anything beyond your traditional American macrobrews, let alone a strong ale mixed with wine and other various ingredients.
I'll second the reccomendation for an Epson scanner. Having purchased two of them for a team of catalog designers, I can tell you they are very reliable and produce a good quality scan. Compatibility with both Mac and Windows platforms has not been an issue, although I haven't had the luxury of trying them with a Linux box. In my experience, the 2400u and 1200u have been great products, but I'm sure by now the quality has only improved.
As the parent mentioned, TWAIN is of utmost importance if you want the scanner to work with most third party software.
#1: Most folks don't know enough about technology for those methods the become prevelant. In fact, I'm willing to bet 90% of Apple's iTunes customers don't even know what DRM is until it screws them.
#2: Buying a CD makes the entire on-line presence of Apple completely pointless.
As you said, If I don't like Apple's DRM bulls**t, I won't use their services. This is exactly what I think others will begin to do. Hence, Apple is isolating themselves. IMHO, of course.
It would seem to me that apple is trying to make technology that will only play music which is geared for it's device. The only thing that's new here is the fact that the music is being distributed in a digital format with a DRM.
It would appear to me that while Apple is ahead of the game right now, in the long run they are going to isolate themselves from the market in the same manner Microsoft did with WMA files and the likes. I just don't understand why everyone rally's behind Apple with their iPod and the fact that people are forced to use iTune's. I like Apple's product line, but it will be a cold day in hell before I buy an iPod.
I used to manage a distribution warehouse, so I was lucky enough to visit the local UPS operation here in town. Each day, we fill a feeder truck with anywhere from 300-500 packages on average. These feeder trucks are then picked up every day and driven back to our local UPS facility. Once the feeder arrives at UPS, the entire trailer is tipped at about a 30 angle and all of the packages on top literally come tumbling out of the truck onto a sort station at the docks.
It is not a delicate process at all. And when a couple hundred of your packages all start toppling over each other, it is very scary indeed. I'd rather them play football with the packages.
I found the article to be a bit juvenile. The sort of article that is easily overlooked due to it's abrasiveness. It's a shame that something like this didn't make it into a more popular publication:
http://illspirit.com/press_release.html
And you live where? I'm guessing some midwestern suburbanite nightmare.
Seriously. I don't neccesarily favor rap, but I think I'd be worried if some chick didn't cruise past me doing 50 in a 25 thumping the latest hip-hop tracks to hit the shelves. I'd be REALLY freaked. Like, invasion of the body snatchers freaked.
I don't think you over-dramatized at all. I think you over-simplified.
The fact is, just as everyone keeps stating, you can't surround a kid in a media world of violence without proper parenting and expect them to develop a sane attitude towards others. So many parents just don't deal with difficult issues until it's too late. Including violence, death, drugs, sex and anything thing else you wanna tack on the list. Add to that the fact that we have a twisted view on morals as an American society as it is. Think about this whole issue surrounding GTA. The game wasn't raising a stink until there was some sex involved. No problem with mowing people down with your weapon of choice, just don't tell little Johnny about his trouser snake until he's 18. We, as Americans, haven't figured morals out properly ourselves and then we start pointing the finger when children are confused too.
My dog figured out that chasing her tail was stupid a long time ago.
I recall a recent commercial for the military promoting the fact that you can use REAL rockets in the military as opposed to studying theoretical stuff in college. Don't know about you, but that sort of promotion is playing right off the heals of the weaponry available in the military. Never heard of a weapon used for anything other than utter destruction of life and everything around it.
In fact, I've been approached by recruiters that have asked me if I've ever fired a gun. They tell you about all the cool weapons you can use in the military and they glorify their hand-to-hand combat skills. The recruiters may not be out in the mainstream doing this type of thing, but they are representing a government organization. Go figure.
You make several good points, but I would like to point out a something that you have a bit backwards.
You've got the whole, diet vs. excercise thing mixed up. It's better to have a good diet with minimal exercise. People don't realize it, but having a good diet can prevent most disease's in existance today. Dieting habits are key and anyone that works out on a regular basis will tell you the same thing. All the exercise in the world won't help if you're not eating properly.
Something most American's can't seem to understand: Water is essential to a healthy lifestyle. I can't even begin to figure in my head the number of people I watch go through their daily lives and they rarely drink a single glass of water in a day. Just about every soft drink out their will cause dehydration. A simple switch to water as a primary means of quenching your thirst works wonders. The soft drink industry has America so hooked it's not even funny. They drink a coke to quench their thirst and the next thing you know, they're still thirsty (sometimes even thirstier!). Better grab another coke!
Leaving the law to the lawyers, to me there are valid questions about such a thing as the internet archive. Do I want the crappy first try web pages I wrote popping back up ten or twelve -- or twenty for that matter -- years later to be viewed out of context?
Well, if you don't think it's ready for public consumption, then don't make it available publicly until you feel comfortable with the content. Look at all the embarassing snippets you see of old TV stars on channels like VH1. If you put yourself in a public forum, don't expect people to magically forget your early attempts in the public arena.
Isn't it a bit like having your old yearbook pictures published from highschool? Sure, they were out there, but are they either relevant or helpful -- and do you have the [moral] right to control their distributi
Most yearbooks are available to the public. I can visit my highschool anyday and look at previous copies of my yearbook. Our local library even houses copies of yearbooks from the local schools. Not to mention, they have a copier in the school and library which is accessible for a small fee.
What about company information, product offerings, and political views? Old jokes? Times change, styles change. Politics change.
Ugh. Talk about censorship. How would you even enforce this? Many products made in the past now seem controversial in today's society. Take a look here:
Old Aunt Jemima Advertisement
Now how would we ever stop someone from saving that box for historical value? Perhaps we could go on a hunt for any old Aunt Jemima advertisements and burn them all!
Don't know about you, but I would sleep much easier at night knowing I was the original source of a pirated program vs. murdering someone.
It's a tad bit extreme to compare pirating software with murder. Very few people want (or are willing) to commit murder as compared to the *millions* of people that would be just fine with a pirated copy of the latest CD/Game/Software to hit the shelves. If we're comparing pirated material to murders, I would suspect we have an epedmic of mass murdering nerds hiding in their basements late at night. I for one have slain quite a few CD's in my time.
On the contrary, the Internet consists of a huge number of networks that are connected to each other.
And all of these networks being inter-connected are reffered to as the Internet. Hence the word "Inter" being used to title this network.
These networks were financed by, and belong to, the cable company, various other companies, the city of Stockholm, the University of Stockholm, our Technical High School, and so on.
And I'm sure they've done a fine job.
The fact that our networks are connected to your networks doesn't mean that you built our networks or that they belong to you.
The fact that your country, as well as many others, have chosen to use a system setup and owned by the United States is what is at stake here. If Sweden wants to begin deploying large scale top level DNS servers and offer those domains for sale, by all means, feel free. Good Luck.
Believe me, I realize I sound like an ass. I'm just trying to illustrate a point. Not everyone shares. The U.S., in particular, is very bad at working with other nations in this respect. Doesn't mean we don't have the right to be asses about it. I have the right to call myself Kind Dick Quad of My Front Yard if I so please. I could even construct a large toilet-esque throne on the front porch and declare all insects on my lawn as my minions. Then I'd be an outrageous ass. An outrageous ass with rights, no doubt.
The U.S. just happens to own the means by which all of these networks communicate. Any other country could've done the same (theoretically, anyhow).
One more word: foresight.
Not quite sure I agree with you on this one. Your logic is a bit flawed. There is currently only one network formally referred to as "the internet." Can you say the same about gas engines? No. You are comparing the abstract to the concrete and making very little correlation in between.
If the German's had invented one gas engine to power the world, then we would be at the mercy of the German's as their customers, so to speak.
In reality, these other countries could easily drop "the internet" and form their own large scale network capable of international communication. Nobody is stopping them.
I guess what I am saying is this: If I build something, it's mine, mine, mine... damnit. Go build your own if you want one too. There is no rule saying I HAVE to share my creation. I could've locked it in my basement if I liked.
Performance issue? If you are going to measure performance, it would be tough to gauage performance based on stats gathered from only one person. This guys beef had to do with the fact that nobody else was being monitored. It's a bit of an issue when equal level employees aren't being monitored in the same fashion.
You're embarassing yourself. Just because the guy uses a big ugly black box doesn't mean it's hardware RAID. RTFA:
We will also be covering a method that uses software RAID, and a USB based interface. Then you can paint it to look like a big iPod and make your friends all jealous.
He used Linux to do the software RAID.
Sure, but Adelphia -- with their oh so technological deep sea cable repair kit -- was able to handle this one in a couple hours.
Why should we be censoring pornography? Is it really all that damaging to a child?
Personally, I'd rather my kid learn at an early age and instill proper values in them so that they learn to make the right decisions, on their own, when faced problems. You can't censor your children forever. Sooner or later they are going to figure things out on their own. If you haven't instilled proper values in your child to begin with, they aren't going to make the right decisions no matter what you shelter them from.
Please, give me a break.
Other countries have had more laxed laws concerning porn and it's place in the media. Those countries pale in comparison to the US when it comes to crime and the likes.
Personally, I think sheltering children from life at an early age is more damaging. Then, when they grow up and get out in the real world where real things happen, they don't really adjust all that well.
While I agree with your last comment regarding the lack of inspiration being given to the students, I can't help but notice the excuse you make for the majority of them in your first comment.
If a student is putting their homework off until late at night, they are missing the big picture and will most likely do the same when they hit the real world. In that case, I wouldn't say give them less homework. I'd say that person has alot to learn about the importance of prioritization and a personal reward system for accomplishing the correct tasks at the correct time throughout the day.
I've eaten LSD... Hundreds of times. At no point in time was I ever compelled to cut my face off with a razor or anything remotely close to that scenario. I've known well over 300 hundred people that have eaten the drug and never done anything similar. Moreover, I've known people that have sold the stuff and never once have they ever heard of such things like that.
I've seen people arrested for digging through dumpsters while seriously fucked up on LSD and repeating phrases like, "I'm the captain. The captains gotta have his ship."
I've seen people swearing they would never eat LSD again because it turned them green.
I've seen people ride bicycles through 7-11, rip open packs of Starburst and throw them piece by piece all over the store. Again, the police were involved in that one.
I've watched people snort ENTIRE bottles of ketamine not realizing exactly how large the line was (due to the LSD) until afterwards and still function an hour later with no ill effects.
I've known quite a few kids that never saw the age of 18 because of alcohol related accidents. Not saying LSD would help when you're driving, but most folks are afraid to drive on LSD. Most people I know would absolutely have a fscking cow if you try and take their keys when they're drunk. Not to mention the violence that may occur when you try taking the keys.
I've watched quite a few people let alcohol go to their heads only for it to result in physical violence. Both to themselves and others. I've a dead friend who got drunk and slit his wrists. I wouldn't blame it on the alcohol though. I would say he used the alcohol as an aid, not as a means. I would say that he was totally fscked in the head to begin with. But I wouldn't say it was because of alcohol.
Point being, I've seen alot of people do both, but I've never seen a funeral procession for a 16 year-old kid hold traffic up outside of my house for hours on end because of LSD.
Is it just me, or does this seem a little elementary? FTA:
"I send program to your email," the hacker wrote.
And only demanding $200.00 from a business? Sounds like one of the following must be true:
a) person is stupid enough to demand only $200.00 for a crime most likely punishable as extortion.
b) person is testing the effectiveness of their program.
c) person is too short sighted to think of either a or b.
This is just pathetic.
Far too much energy worrying about what others are doing? Hrmmm... Perhaps people get involved because it has a direct effect on them? Some people, believe it or not, live in neighborhoods that hold good property value and don't wish their neighbors to spoil that.
I live in a neighborhood of rowhomes/townhomes (whatever you want to call them). The parking is rather, well... there isn't any on some days. You have to walk a couple blocks (5 minutes) to your house after parking. Some wise ass decided to spray paint the following in the middle of the street:
"Please park extra cars at the end of the street."
When the entire neighborhood was up in arms bitching at this guy and trying to get him fined, he just couldn't understand why. It's really quite simple. People put alot of money into their homes and they don't want people fscking with their property value.
Albeit this isn't really comparable, since the person in the article didn't mess with the public roadway, he nonetheless is ruining the neighborhood.
MSN needs to seamlessly integrate search capabilities within their "Earth" service if they want to compete with Google. 45 degree angles will be, no doubt, very cool and neat to tinker around with. It just won't be truly useful until you can pop in a search term like "Pubs in Baltimore" and come back with locations all over the place.
Moreover, MSN has always had a bloated look and feel. Microsoft will no doubt add the same shiny graphics to it's map service and hinder it's speed. Probably say it's geared towards the internet of tomorrow, when we all have 6 GHz PC's with 4 GB of memory and 10 Mbit internet connections.
OK, that last comment was a bit of a troll, but I just can't seem to think they are going to do anything more impressive than take someone else's ideas and try to make it "MSN shiny." Unless they can compete with the ease of functionality provied by Google's beta service, then they'll fail. Microsoft is a bit late to the party on this one and they have big shoes to fill.